First Grade Teacher Fired for Protesting “Rainbowland” Ban

Reese Witherspoon is one of the most powerful women in Hollywood; a bankable star who also runs the media company behind a string of hit TV shows. Well known for her southern charm and famously proud of her roots, she even named her son Tennessee after her home state.

Naman Ramachandran Michael Boyd, theater director and former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has died of cancer. He was 68. His family said in a statement issued via the RSC: “Theater director Michael Boyd has died from cancer.

A Netherlands-inspired 'care village' which will allow residents to move between homes has been given the green light by Wigan Council.

star Tom Sandoval is ready to get punished. Fox unveiled the full cast list for season 2 of its intense reality series, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, and it includes a banged-up Sandoval.In the first teaser for the new season, Sandoval is seen with a bloody nose, saying, «I want to get punished.»This quote comes after Sandoval became somewhat of a reality show villain after he and Ariana Madix announced the end of their relationship in March after being together since 2013 when she first joined.

KTRK. “And they were just fun to look at — their costumes and the makeup and the hair.”The school soon contacted her and informed her that she — and the co-worker — had been fired.

Sinéad O’Connor released 10 albums over the course of her impressive career, but one moment stood out more than any other: her performance on Saturday Night Live.

Dolly Parton has shared her triumphant cover of Queen‘s ‘We Are The Champions’ as the latest single from her forthcoming album ‘Rockstar’.The track is the latest to be released from the Country legend’s upcoming 49th solo studio album. Her cover of the 1977 hit sees Parton belt out through the song’s anthemic melody and includes an interpolation of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ at the end.‘We Are The Champions’ is the fourth single to be released, following ‘Bygones‘ featuring Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx, cover of ‘Magic Man’ with Heart‘s Ann Wilson and ‘World On Fire’.‘Rockstar’ will feature nine original songs and 21 covers of rock classics such as Heart‘s ‘Magic Man’, Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ and many more.

Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick are raising their three children to "understand what it means to earn money." "You want your children to understand what it means to earn money, what it takes to earn money and the value of it and the expectations will be the same for them," she told Bruce Bozzi on his iHeartRadio podcast "Table for Two" on Tuesday after he talked about her appreciation for what she has earned. The "Sex and the City" star, 58, paraphrased a Dolly Parton quote about having everything you need but not everything you want, saying, "I think it’s a great way of living for children that their needs are met to be fed and safe and loved, and you know the important things in life: books and food and interesting experiences.They’re warm in the winter and cool in the summer, but they should pine for things." She continued, "They should want for things.

Coronation Street stars Daniel Brocklebank and Harriet Bibby sweetly exchanged public messages after a selfie of the pair was shared on social media. Dan, who plays Billy Mayhew in the ITV soap, took to Instagram with the snap of himself and his Summer Spellman co-star.

S Club have announced they will be releasing a new single this week in tribute to their former bandmate, the late Paul Cattermole.The band, who have adjusted their name from S Club 7 to S Club, shared that their upcoming track, ‘These Are The Days’, is set for release on Wednesday, July 26.The song is performed by the five current band members, Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara and Rachel Stevens, and pays tribute to their “former friend” and “beloved” bandmate Cattermole.According to The Sun, the track will feature an accompanying “moving film story that ends with S Club revealed as the five-piece pop act that they are today.” The publication also shared that a close source said the new single “sounds like a classic which will slot right in with their old tunes”.A post shared by S Club (@sclub) 

Disney+ has unveiled the first main character posters for Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the fantasy series based on the series of novels by Rick Riordan. See the images below.

Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Ricky Gervais, and others have shared their 75th birthday wishes for Yusuf/Cat Stevens. Check them out exclusively on NME below.The legendary musician first found fame with his debut album ‘Matthew And Son’ when he was just 18 in 1967, before releasing the likes of ‘First Cut Is The Deepest’, ‘Father And Son’, ‘Morning Has Broken’, ‘Peace Train’ and ‘Wild World’.

, New Zealand actress Melanie Lynskey spoke about star Sarah Michelle Gellar's claims that the show's creator, Joss Whedon, originally wanted Lynskey for the role of Buffy's best friend, Willow Rosenberg. Gellar previously said that there was an issue with Lynskey's visa that prevented her from auditioning for the part, which ultimately went to Alyson Hannigan. «It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but not really,» Lynskey shared of the missed moment.

A first-generation Apple iPhone has sold at auction for $190,372.80, nearly 400 times its original price.

L.A.-based director Guy Nattiv is back in his native Israel with new film Golda starring Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.

Dolly Parton is opening up about her eventual retirement.

Dolly Parton's not leaving the stage any time soon. In fact, when it comes to retirement, the 77-year-old country star would rather «drop dead» onstage instead of planning her last curtain call.The singer shared her feelings about retirement while on the show, telling host Ken Bruce that there's a responsibility that comes with realizing one's biggest dreams.«I always believe that if you've wanted your dreams to come true and you are lucky enough to have that happen, then you’ve got to be responsible because you gotta keep the dream alive,» she explained. «And every dream kind of spawns another dream.

Naman Ramachandran Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has released an action-packed teaser – described by the producers as a ‘prevue’ – for his upcoming film “Jawan” (“Soldier”). The film has Khan playing a dual role and features him in several avatars – as a soldier, a bandaged avenger, and also in a bald persona. The teaser features Tamil-language cinema stars Nayanthara (“Annaatthe”), Vijay Sethupathi (“Vikram”) and teases a special appearance from Deepika Padukone (“Pathaan”). The cast also includes Sanya Malhotra (“Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery”) and Priyamani (“The Family Man”). “Jawan” is directed by Atlee, known for his three back-to-back Tamil-language blockbusters “Theri” (2016), “Mersal” (2017) and “Bigil” (2019), all starring Vijay. It is produced by Gauri Khan for Red Chillies Entertainment and features music by hitmaker Anirudh Ravichander (“Thiruchitrambalam”).

Brooke Vincent has been sharing snippets of her trip to the gym after returning to a more consistent exercise regime and it's fair to say the former Coronation Street star looks amazing.

A very cool teaser trailer for the upcoming Stranger Things stage adaptation The First Shadow doesn’t give away much by way of plot details, but we do see some clips of the TV series’ early episodes only to watch the screen shatter and a mysterious red, glowing orb appear on the stage of an otherwise empty theater.